She didn't want to be a refugee again. If it weren't for the "golden finger" of the Blank Courtyard, she would have been lucky enough to have a loving family in this life, but they could only be together in the afterlife...

Old Mrs. Li had finished her work and was just about to check on her granddaughter when she heard the sound of a carriage. Looking up, she saw that it was Madam Cui who had arrived.

Before she could speak, Jiayin had already jumped up and ran over with her chubby little legs, "Auntie, Auntie! Fu Niu missed you!"

As soon as Madam Cui got off the carriage, she smiled broadly, quickly knelt down to receive Jiayin, and kissed her several times. "Aunt has been busy lately, but I finally had some free time, so I came to see you right away."

Grandma Li patted the dust off her clothes and laughed, "I thought this girl was fast asleep, but I didn't expect her to be pretending. As soon as she saw you, she ran faster than a rabbit."

Madam Cui smiled and stepped forward to greet her, "Auntie, are you busy at home?"

"No rush, the autumn harvest is coming soon, everyone is looking forward to a big harvest." The old lady waved her hand to shoo people away, "You must be tired from the ride, go back and rest, I still need to tidy up here."

Madam Cui nodded with a smile. Just then, Jiayi ran back and exclaimed, "Grandma, Fourth Aunt said there are a lot of guests today and she's a bit overwhelmed. She'd like you to lend a hand."

"Really? So many guests today?"

Grandma Li was puzzled and wanted to say a few more words, but Madam Cui preemptively said, "Auntie, please go ahead. I'll spend more time with Fu Niu."

Jiayin quickly waved her chubby little hand, "Grandma, don't worry, Fu Niu will be good."

Grandma Li then followed her grandson away. Once they were out of sight, the carriage door opened, and Mr. Wen and Liu Zhiheng jumped down.

Jiayin's eyes widened in surprise, and she instinctively guessed that something had happened at home, something that could only be discussed in private with her grandmother.

Perhaps sensing Jiayin's nervousness, Madam Cui patted her back and whispered soothingly, "Don't be afraid, Fu Niu, your aunt is here."

Before Jiayin could ponder and test the waters, Master Wang and Li Lao Er walked in from outside the village.

The group quickly entered Madam Cui's courtyard and then closed the gate tightly.

Jiayin hugged Madam Cui's neck tightly, vaguely guessing what was going on.

Sure enough, as soon as everyone sat down, Mr. Wen asked, "Second Brother, why did you search for us so discreetly? Is something wrong at home?"

Liu Zhiheng had been treated to many banquets for selling jade melons and golden fruits, and had gained even more weight. Now, holding his big belly, he asked with a smile, "Is your family going to sell fruit? The fruits and pears that were sent to our house before were so delicious. If we plan well, the price won't be much lower than that of the jade melons."

Madam Cui couldn't help but scold, "Brother, you're really full of business acumen these days. Let's hear what's going on first."

Li Lao Er and Wang Yuanwai exchanged a glance. Wang Yuanwai stood up and solemnly bowed to everyone, saying, "Li Zhensheng, the eldest son of the Li family, greets everyone and thanks you all for your previous care for our family. I, Li Zhensheng, am deeply grateful and will repay you handsomely in the future."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then reacted and stood up happily.

Mr. Wen helped Li Zhensheng up, "That's great, brother, you've regained your memory?"

"Yes, please tell your auntie quickly! She's been waiting so long she's almost cried her eyes out." Madam Cui's eyes also reddened; she was so happy she didn't know what to say.

Even Liu Zhiheng was laughing heartily, "Great news, this is truly great news!"

Although the Li family did not publicize their search for their son, those present were all close to the Li family and had a bond of life and death with them, so they all knew something about it.

After all, Master Wang went in and out of the village almost every day to be treated by Doctor Zhang. If it weren't for the Li family's guarantee and their high regard, an outsider wouldn't be able to move around so freely.

Jiayin was overjoyed, clapping her chubby little hands, struggling to break free from her aunt's arms and rushing into her uncle's arms, "Uncle, Uncle! Welcome home!"

Li Zhensheng was trying to hold back his tears, but his niece's words, "Welcome home," made them flow like a burst dam, unstoppable.

He hugged his little niece tightly, choking back tears as he replied, "Okay, okay, Fu Niu, Uncle... Uncle's back."

Fu Niu remembered the tears her grandmother secretly shed and started crying too, "Grandma is so pitiful, Grandma cries in bed."

Li Zhensheng cried even harder, "Uncle is unfilial, but Uncle will avenge Grandma and the whole family!"

Upon hearing the word "revenge," everyone snapped out of their daze.

"What do you mean? Who wants to harm the Li family?" Mr. Wen was the first to ask.

Madam Cui pressed on, "Yes, what exactly happened?"

Li Zhensheng sat down holding his little niece, as if only in this way could he gain the strength to finish telling his tragic first half of life.

"When I left home to study abroad and never returned, it wasn't because of an accident, but because I was murdered!"

"Murder?" Mr. Wen and the others' expressions changed. "Tell us quickly, what exactly happened?"

Li Zhensheng took a deep breath, but when he really wanted to speak, he didn't know where to begin.

Li Lao Er couldn't hold back any longer and started spilling the beans, "My eldest brother left home to study when he was traveling with a merchant caravan. There was an old manager in the caravan who was very kind to my brother, and the two became close friends despite their age difference. My brother was completely unsuspecting, and when they got to this area, the old manager had also arrived home. My brother wanted to continue his studies, but the old manager proposed that my brother marry into his wife's family and become his son-in-law."

He was furious and slammed his hand on the table, angrily saying, "Of course my elder brother wouldn't agree! He's the eldest son of the Li family and has the title of a scholar! That old shopkeeper had evil intentions and bribed two hooligans to pretend to be robbers, intending to break my elder brother's leg, take him home to recover, and take the opportunity to meet his only daughter, hoping that they would develop feelings for each other over time."

"As a result, my elder brother resisted fiercely and fought with two hooligans. He rolled down the mountain and hit the back of his head on a large rock, bleeding and losing consciousness. The old shopkeeper took my elder brother to a clinic. When my elder brother woke up, he had lost his memory and did not know his own name or where he came from. So he pretended to be his benefactor and took my elder brother home to recover from his injuries."

"This old shopkeeper is none other than the patriarch of the Wang family. Heaven has eyes, for he quickly fell seriously ill, and before he died, he forced my elder brother to marry into the Wang family to repay the debt of saving his life. My elder brother's path to success was ruined, and he became a merchant, working like a slave for the Wang family for so many years, thinking he was repaying a debt of gratitude, but he never expected that he was working for his enemy!"

Li Lao Er couldn't sleep at all last night, tossing and turning, wishing he could take a knife and kill the entire Wang family to vent his anger.

Even now, he managed to finish speaking, one word at a time, one tear at a time, through gritted teeth!

The crowd was stunned. The world is full of wonders. They had heard of people snatching children, but they had only heard of children being adopted or taken in and raised while still young.

But such ruthless methods, such vicious intentions, such plotting to murder and forcibly take a scholar into his family—no one has ever heard of such a thing before.

Didn't Old Master Wang ever consider how heartbroken the Li family would be to lose their son?

Just because he likes it, he wants to find someone for his daughter to marry into, and he wants to preserve the Wang family's property and bloodline. He wants to cause other families to be heartbroken and ruin a scholar's path to success.

How cruel and vicious this is!

"Beast! This is a beast!"

"We absolutely cannot let them get away!"

Mr. Wen and Liu Zhiheng were so angry that they paced around on the ground, while Mrs. Cui kept crying.

"No wonder I didn't tell my aunt. If she knew, she would be heartbroken. This is the revenge for having my child taken away!"

Li Lao Er wiped away a tear and continued, "That's not all, there's something even more hateful!"

It's past midnight...?